1396midget
Well-Known Member
Hi all
Had a bit of the old stutter and die twice yesterday - first after stopping in a petrol station to fill up, then later in traffic.
I've got an electric pump in the back pushing through the mechanical one so thought that this would have fixed it; and I've not had a problem since I fitted it.
Popping the bonnet in the petrol station (actually just ouside - well done car..) I could see the fuel boiling in the pre-carb filter....
Fortunately sitting for about 1.5 mins with the electric pump on until the float bowls were cool to the touch solved it, both times, but it's a bit odd.
Only change is that it had Esso 97 fuel in it, then just filled up with Tesco 99. Does lower octane fuel boil easier?
Had a bit of the old stutter and die twice yesterday - first after stopping in a petrol station to fill up, then later in traffic.
I've got an electric pump in the back pushing through the mechanical one so thought that this would have fixed it; and I've not had a problem since I fitted it.
Popping the bonnet in the petrol station (actually just ouside - well done car..) I could see the fuel boiling in the pre-carb filter....
Fortunately sitting for about 1.5 mins with the electric pump on until the float bowls were cool to the touch solved it, both times, but it's a bit odd.
Only change is that it had Esso 97 fuel in it, then just filled up with Tesco 99. Does lower octane fuel boil easier?